Improved music-rack



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Joann. HILL, or' HYDEPARK, AssIc'NoR To HIMs'nLr AND HENRY n.

HIL-t, or LownLnjMAssAc-Husnrrs.

Letters PntentlNo..103,046, flatedMay 17, 1870. l i Y 'rMPRovEDMUSIC-Rack The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and makingpart of the same.

To all :chem it 'may concern: lBe it known that I, J om. R. HILL, ofHyde Park,

-'n the county of Norfolk and State of .Massachusetts,`haveinventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Music-Itacksof which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings making part of this speciticatiomdn which-Figure 1` represents a transverse sectional elevation, and Y A y .t

Figure 2, a plan or `topvew of my improved musicrack as it appears whenop'ened at one side and closed This invention relates to that'kind ofmusic-racks or portfolios which are used as receptacles' for sheetmusic,or sheets of drawings, or other papers which are frequently or seldomused, read, or` referred to;

and

It` liasfcr itsv object not only to preserve theisheets of paperandtheir printed or written characters or contents, but to provide for the'easy and ready access' to, and the adjustment, removal, and' sure andcertain replacement of4 such sheets or papers, or for asserting them'orchanging them, or some of them,

. from one place to another, and for iuclosing them inl a neat,substantial casefwhich forms a piece ot' furniture either plain orornamental, and where all the sheets of paper will be securely held inposi-tion for transportation, or otherwise.

. 'My improved music-rack is constructed with a bot-I y tomhA, havingends,'B, a top, G, and a. middle partition, D, all mounted ou suitablesupports or end legs, E, which may be of any convenient form, aud

thesemay be'secured to beneath the bottom, vor extend upward on theoutside of each end, and be 'finished plain or ornamental.

lhese parts form the structure-or foundation, to'

which I 'apply certain `swinging leaves or cases, which are composedeach of a back, F, an incline or beveled bottom side, G, and two ends,H. Y

Each of these leaves or' cases thus constructed is hinged tothe bottomA, one at each or either edge thereof', andanother between the edge andthe ccntral partition D, as clearly shown in the drawings.

Each inner leaf or ease is adjustably connected with the ends B, firstabove described, Vby pivoted arms orlinks, I and K, and/cach outer ornext succeeding leaf or case is adjustably connected with the one withinit, by similar links, L and M,` so that each leaf or ease is capable ofbeing swung or moved on the pivots or hinges, that is, openedfor closed,while the links provide for their positions best suited for adjustmentor removal of the papers orsheets of music or drawings in each case, andat the-same time allow of each leaf or series of such leaves beingfolded or closed by simply pushing the outer leaf toward the next withinit-andf this with the louter one, or one or and for the purpose setforth.

more of such leaves in a more extensive series t-o within the case firstabove described, each leaf swinging on its respective pivots or hinges,and opened by drawing outward the outer leaf, thus opening one or moreot' the leaves at each or-either side of the case of such leaves, orclosing one or more, as desired. A

The incline or beveled side G of each leaf is iu.- tended to catch orguide the lower edge of each sheet of paper placed therein, and toinsure the unfailing and certain introduction of ashcet. or sheets ofpaper into each or either leaf when partially or nearly lilled, I applya spring guide or guides, N, to the back of the next leaf within or tothe side or sides ofthe centrai partition; Y

These springguidcs are curved, as clearly shown in iig. 1, so that thelower end c of each spring shall guide the sheet or sheets of paperinside of the incline sides G of cach leaf,an d when folded or closed,these springs will hold. the'sheets of paper or music securely inposition, and prevent their 'ehang while being moved-or transported inthe case.

The case for holding the leaves may be made in any other form, that is,with three, four, six, or more equal or unequal sides, and mounted on abase, a pillar, or column, and each of such sides have one, two,

or more ot' the hinged or pivoted leaves'provided with Vinclined sides Gand spring guides N, and connected by links, as before described.

.' When closed, the -outer leaf should be provided with a catch orlatch, or some other fastening device,

f, as clearly shown in the drawings.

Having fully described my invention, y

What I claim, and'desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A music-rack or portfolio, as described, consisting of a ease mountedon a base or legs, as shown, and provided with one or more hinged orpivot-ed leaves, constructed as described, with beveled or inclinedsides, G, and connected by links I K L M, and

arranged in'the manner and for the 'purpose substan-` tially as setforth.

2. The combination', substantially as described, of l a spring guide orguides, N, with-the back of the iuner leatand with the incline G of thenext outer leaf, t

iu the manner and for the purpose set forth'.

. 3. The combination, substantially as desgribed, ot' a spring guide orguides, N, with the central partition D and with the incline side G ofthe inner leaf, in `thefmanner and for the purpose set forth.

v4 The combination substantially as'described, of v a pivoted or hingedleaf or leaves, F G H, constructed as specified, with a case, A B G D,in themanner .p JOHN R. HILL. Witnesses:

JOHNJE. CRANE,

ANDREW R. HAZARD.

